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Old 04-22-2022, 11:08 AM   #4787
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Originally Posted by NobodyHere View Post
Not sure if this is the right place, but I thought this was an interesting law

Tennessee passes bill requiring drunk drivers to pay child support if they kill parent

I understand the idea behind it but

A) We have issues ensuring that divorced parents pay their child support on time if at all. How will enforcement of this be any better and

B) if the goal includes "maintaining the child’s standard of living", how would that apply to a situation where someone making minimum wage kills someone making millions like a star athlete?
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